How big does a Venus flytrap get?
- Growth height up to 10 cm
- Height of the flower up to 50 cm
- Flower size about 3 cm in diameter
- Trap size up to 4 cm
The Venus fly plant forms green leaves, at the end of which the characteristic folding traps appear. The leaves are green while the traps are reddish in color inside.
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The plant remains rather small at ten centimeters. However, this does not apply to the flowers, which protrude up to 50 centimeters above the leaves and also the traps.
The reason for the length of the flower stalks is that the insects required for pollination must not come into contact with the snap traps and are then caught as prey.
Repot Venus flytraps regularly
The Venus flytrap is getting wider every year. She developed for Reproduction always new rhizomes. You should therefore repot the plant every spring. It gets a new pot and is placed in fresh substrate.
The new pot should be about the same diameter as the total height of the plant. Also make sure there is sufficient depth so that you can create a drainage below.
Use large Venus flytraps for propagation
The time of Repotting is also the best time to propagate the plant from the rhizomes. As soon as the Venus flytrap is so large that several parts can be seen, you can divide it.
To do this, take the plant out of the old pot and carefully pluck it apart with your hands. Sufficient leaves and a few roots must remain on each section.
The cuttings are placed in pots filled with substrate and placed in a light, but not yet directly in the sun.
Tips
Venus flytraps that are in a favorable location and receive sufficient humidity develop up to four new traps per month. In winter only a few traps form, which are also significantly smaller than those that grow in summer.
